Born in Brooklyn in 2014 with its flagship habanero-spiked honey, Bushwick Kitchen makes playful twists on everyday pantry staples. The company builds its range around ingredients sourced from growers and makers, pairing sweetness and heat in products such as spicy honey, maple syrup and sriracha. Its lineup has appeared at Walmart and in Vanity Fair, and has earned recognition from Food & Wine.
Horseshoe BrandSince 2008, Horseshoe Brand has handcrafted hot sauce and barbecue sauce in New York’s Hudson Valley, building its recipes around fresh premium ingredients and naturally hot peppers rather than pepper extracts. Its sauces range from mild to high heat, including the scorpion-and-Carolina-reaper XXXXtra, and are sold through more than 1,000 stores in the United States and around the world.RHINEBECK, NY
Salamander Sauce CompanyBrooklyn-based Salamander Sauce Company makes vegetable-forward hot sauces designed to bring flavor forward instead of letting heat take over. Founded by Timothy Kavarnos, who began developing the sauces in his kitchen in 2009 and incorporated the company in 2013, Salamander has kept the same process for more than 15 years while producing in New York’s Hudson Valley. Its signature approach uses real ingredients for body, including an unusually low-sodium Whiskey-Infused sauce made with actual bourbon.BROOKLYN, NY
Honey DepartmentFounded by Noah Phillips, the son of a beekeeper, New York-based Honey Department makes raw honey for everyday use, slowly thickened into a smooth, buttery texture and packaged in squeezable aluminum tubes. Its signature Thick Honey is a single-source blend of wildflower and mesquite blossom honey from the highlands of Central Mexico, designed to move honey from the occasional jar to the kitchen counter, office drawer or bag.New York, NY
Honeycup MustardHoneycup Mustard makes honey mustard from Pauline Wayne’s zesty home recipe, which became a local hit more than 40 years ago. The company still uses the unchanged recipe and simple, high-quality ingredients, including in its Gold Medal-winning Original Mustard at the World Mustard Competition.TAMAQUA, PA